Report on mathematics teacher preparation in Ecuador

Abstract:

Ecuador is a country situated on the northwest Pacific coast of South America. Currently, Ecuador has 24 provinces with 16 million inhabitants: 72% Mestizo, 7% Montubio, 1 7% Afro-Ecuadorian, 7% Indigenous, 6% White, and 1% others. The area is 283,561 km2, and the GDP per capita is over $4000. According to Web Datos Macro (nd) in 2012 the government of Ecuador invested€ 2,849,100,000 in education to serve a student population of 4,418,913; which is equivalent to $829 per student, much less than South Korea ($6732) or the United States ($10,995) during the same year (National Academies of Sciences, 2015). In an effort to know the current initial and continuing mathematics teacher preparation situation, data from the Ministry of Education (MINEDUC), information from various universities in the country, and reference texts and documents available online have been examined. To reflect on the strengths, weaknesses and threats related to the teaching of Mathematics in Ecuador, the report summarizes not only education’s historical context, but the main characteristics of the current structure for Mathematics teacher preparation.

Año de publicación:

2018

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